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D)5hours.
Fromtheconversationweknowthatthetwoweretalkingaboutsomeworktheywillstartat9o’clockinthemorningandhavetofinishat2intheafternoon.Therefore,D)“5hours”isthecorrectanswer.Youshouldchoose[D]ontheAnswerSheetandmarkitwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.
SampleAnswer[A][B][C][D]
1.A)Skating.
B)Swimming.
C)Boatingandswimming.
D)Boatingandskating.(B)
2.A)Putherreportonhisdesk.
B)Readsomepapersherecommended.
C)Improvesomepartsofherpaper.
D)Mailherreporttothepublisher.(C)
3.A)Shetakesitasakindofexercise.
B)Shewantstosavemoney.
C)Shelovesdoinganythingthatisnew.
D)Herofficeisn’tveryfar.(A)
4.A)Ashopassistant.
B)Atelephoneoperator.
C)Awaitress.
D)Aclerk.(C)
5.A)Arailwayporter.
B)Ataxidriver.
C)Abusconductor.
D)Apostalclerk.(D)
6.A)Mostpeoplekilledintrafficaccidentsareheavydrinkers.
B)Shedoesnotagreewiththeman.
C)Drunkdriversarenotguilty.
D)Peopleshouldpaymoreattentiontothedangerofdrunkdriving.(D)
7.A)$1.40.
B)$6.40.
C)$4.30.
D)$8.60.(B)
8.A)Collectpapersfortheman.
B)Dothetypingonceagain.
C)Checkthepaperfortypingerrors.
D)Readthewholenewspaper.(C)
9.A)Thewomandoesnotwanttogotothemovies.
B)Themanistootiredtogotothemovies.
C)Thewomanwantstogotothemovies.
D)Themanwantstogooutfordinner.(A)
10.A)Bybus.
B)Bybike.
C)Bytaxi.
D)Onfoot.(A)
SectionBCompoundDictation
Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Thenlistentothepassageagain.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblanksnumberedfromS1toS7withtheexactworksyouhavejustheard.ForblanksnumberedfromS8toS10youarerequiredtofillinthemissinginformation.Youcaneitherusetheexactworksyouhavejustheardorwritedownthemainpointsinyourownwords.Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.
Inpolicework,youcanneverpredictthenextcrimeorproblem.Noworkingdayisidenticaltoanyother,sothereisno“(S1)________”dayforapoliceofficer.Somedaysare(S2)________slow,andthejobis(S3)________;
otherdaysaresobusythatthereisnotimetoeat.IthinkIcan(S4)________policeworkinoneword:
(S5)________.Sometimesit’sdangerous.Oneday,forexample,Iwasworkingundercover;
thatis,Iwasonthejob,butIwaswearing(S6)________clothes,notmypolice(S7)________.Iwastryingtocatchsomerobberswhowerestealingmoneyfrompeopleastheywalkeddownthestreet.Suddenly,(S8)________.Anotherpolicemanarrived,andtogether,wearrestedthreeofthemen;
buttheotherfourranaway.Anotherday,Ihelpedawomanwhowasgoingtohaveababy.(S9)________.Iputherinmypolicecartogethertherefaster.Ithoughtshewasgoingtohavethebabyrightthereinmycar.Butfortunately,(S10)________.
PartIIReadingComprehension(35minutes)
Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.
PassageOne
Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Thefridgeisconsideredanecessity.Ithasbeensosincethe1960swhenpackagedfoodfirstappearedwiththelabel:
“storeintherefrigerator.”
InmyfridgelessFiftieschildhood,Iwasfedwellandhealthy.Themilkmancamedaily,thegrocer,thebutcher(肉商),thebaker,andtheice-creammandeliveredtwoorthreetimesaweek.TheSundaymeatwouldlastuntilWednesdayandsurplus(剩余的)breadandmilkbecameallkindsofcakes.Nothingwaswasted,andwewerenevertroubledbyrottenfood.Thirtyyearson,fooddeliverieshaveceased,freshvegetablesarealmostunobtainableinthecountry.
Theinventionofthefridgecontributedcomparativelylittletotheartoffoodpreservation.Avastwayofwell-triedtechniquesalreadyexisted-naturalcooling,drying,smoking,salting,sugaring,bottling...
Whatrefrigerationdidpromotewasmarketing—marketinghardwareandelectricity,marketingsoftdrinks,marketingdeadbodiesofanimalsaroundtheglobeinsearchofagoodprice.
Consequently,mostoftheworld’sfridgesaretobefound,notinthetropicswheretheymightproveuseful,butinthewealthycountrieswithmildtemperatureswheretheyareclimaticallyalmostunnecessary.Everywinter,millionsoffridgeshumawaycontinuously,andatvastexpense,busilymaintaininganartificially-cooledspaceinsideanartificially-heatedhouse-whileoutside,natureprovidesthedesiredtemperaturefreeofcharge.
Thefridge’seffectupontheenvironmenthasbeenevident,whileitscontributiontohumanhappinesshasbeeninsignificant.Ifyoudon’tbelieveme,tryityourself,investinafoodcabinetandturnoffyourfridgenextwinter.Youmaymissthehamburgers(汉堡包),butatleastyou’llgetridofthatterriblehum.
11.Thestatement“InmyfridgelessFiftieschildhood,Iwasfedwellandhealthily.”(Line1,Para.2)suggeststhat________.
A)theauthorwaswell-fedandhealthyevenwithoutafridgeinhisfifties
B)theauthorwasnotaccustomedtousingfridgeseveninhisfifties
C)therewasnofridgeintheauthor’shomeinthe1950s
D)thefridgewasinitsearlystageofdevelopmentinthe1950s(C)
12.Whydoestheauthorsaythatnothingwaswastedbeforetheinventionoffridges?
A)Peoplewouldnotbuymorefoodthanwasnecessary.
B)Foodwasdeliveredtopeopletwoorthreetimesaweek.
C)Foodwassoldfreshanddidnotgetrotteneasily.
D)Peoplehadeffectivewaystopreservetheirfood.(D)
13.Whobenefitedtheleastfromfridgesaccordingtotheauthor?
A)Inventors.
B)Consumers.
C)Manufacturers.
D)Travelingsalesmen.(B)
14.Whichofthefollowingphrasesinthefifthparagraphindicatesthefridge’snegativeeffectontheenvironment?
A)“Humawaycontinuously”.
B)“Climaticallyalmostunnecessary”.
C)“Artificially-cooledspace”.
D)“Withmildtemperatures”.(A)
15.Whatistheauthor’soverallattitudetowardfridges?
A)Neutral.
B)Critical.
C)Objective.
D)Compromising.(B)
PassageTwo
Questions16to20arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Thehumanbraincontains10thousandmillioncellsandeachofthesemayhaveathousandconnections.Suchenormousnumbersusedtodiscourageusandcauseustodismissthepossibilityofmakingamachinewithhuman-likeability,butnowthatwehavegrownusedtomovingforwardatsuchapacewecanbelesssure.Quitesoon,inonly10or20yearsperhaps,wewillbeabletoassembleamachineascomplexasthehumanbrain,andifwecanwewill.Itmaythentakeusalongtimetorenderitintelligentbyloadingintherightsoftware(软件)orbyalteringthearchitecturebutthattoowillhappen.
Ithinkitcertainthatindecades,notcenturies,machinesofsilicon(硅)willarisefirsttorivalandthenexceedtheirhumanancestors.Oncetheyexceedustheywillbecapableoftheirowndesign.Inarealsensetheywillbeabletoreproducethemselves.Siliconwillhaveendedcarbon’slongcontrol.Andwewillnolongerbeabletoclaimourselvestobethefinestintelligenceintheknownuniverse.
Astheintelligenceofrobotsincreasestomatchthatofhumansandastheircostdeclinesthrougheconomiesofscalewemayusethemtoexpandourfrontiers,firstonearththroughtheirabilitytowithstandenvironments,harmfultoourselves.Thus,desertsmaybloomandtheoceanbedsbemined.Furtherahead,byacombinationofthegreatwealththisnewagewillbringandthetechnologyitwillprovide,theconstructionofavast,man-createdworldinspace,hometothousandsormillionsofpeople,willbewithinourpower.
16.Inwhatwaycanwemakeamachineintelligent?
A)Bymakingitworkinsuchenvironmentsasdeserts,oceansorspace.
B)Byworkinghardfor10or20years.
C)Byeitherproperlyprogrammingitorchangingitsstructure.
D)Byreproducingit.(C)
17.Whatdoesthewriterthinkaboutmachineswithhuman-likeability?
A)Hebelievestheywillbeusefultohumanbeings.
B)Hebelievesthattheywillcontrolusinthefuture.
C)Heisnotquitesureinwhatwaytheymayinfluenceus.
D)Hedoesn’tconsidertheconstructionofsuchmachinespossible.(A)
18.Theword“carbon”(Line4,Para.2)standsfor________.
A)intelligentrobots
B)achemicalelement
C)anorganicsubstance
D)humanbeings(D)
19.Arobotcanbeusedtoexpandourfrontierswhen________.
A)itsintelligenceandcostarebeyondquestion
B)itisabletobeartheroughenvironment
C)itismadeascomplexasthehumanbrain
D)itsarchitectureisdifferentfromthatofthepresentones(A)
20.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat________.
A)aftertheinstallationofagreatnumberofcellsandconnections,robotswillbecapableofself-